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The Matriarch's Fall: Donna Adelson's Guilty Verdict in the Dan Markel Murder

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In this riveting episode of Crime Files Uncovered, battle-hardened PIs Macky Outlaw and Samantha McNamara dissect the stunning guilty verdict against Donna Adelson in the Dan Markel murder trial, delivered just days ago in a Tallahassee courtroom. The 75-year-old South Florida matriarch—accused of masterminding the 2014 hit on her ex-son-in-law, FSU law professor Dan Markel, amid a vicious custody feud—was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation after a mere three hours of jury deliberation. From wiretapped confessions and hitman payments to family betrayals and courtroom sobs, the duo unpacks the evidence that sealed her fate, analyzes the Adelson dynasty's unraveling, and speculates on loose threads like her daughter Wendi's potential role. Essential listening for true crime obsessives craving the raw truth behind Florida's most infamous family plot.
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